So we left for Bowean Island this morning. After some trouble finding our way out through the coral choked entrance we got on our way under power and sail. Wind was from dead aft. And later that died away to only 4 knots.
Around lunch a big rain squall lay just behind us and to Port a bit, when out of it's lower rotating wall, out snaked a thin tendril of blue. Soon the water underneath rose up white to meet the blind reaching arm. In minutes the waterspout had thickened and grown, until it was massive - a 200 meters at the base, and half a mile tall.
We all watched as it grew and twisted and faded and strengthened, then finally disappeared after 15 minutes.
Owen
6 38.874 S/ 114 42.231 E
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This is the blog for SV Madrona and her crew Griffyn, Tamsyn and their parents Carrie and Owen, as we navigate new waters for our family.
